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The mobility craze, much like all diet trends, has raised a number of questions over the years. Some of them include: Do I need to stretch more or can I just do yoga? Is foam rolling enough or is Pilates the trick? Which drills do I need to do? How do I know which one to do? Truth be told, …
The New Year is something to be celebrated but for many of us, it’s full of false starts and empty promises made to ourselves. How disappointing! Then again, how can it not be? Just look at the magazine covers we face: Women especially are bombarded with superficial messages about how to finally lose the 10 pounds, solve our skin problems, …
When it comes to improving hip mobility you’ve probably tried every stretch under the sun. All the hip flexor stretches, all the yoga; all the foam rolling and band things. Yet, you may still find yourself stiff a day later. What’s the deal? First off, stretching the hip flexor over and over is a complete waste of time, especially if …
When it comes to building a strong, resilient back, are you training for: A) strength B) mobility C) stability D) all the above The answer is: D train them all. The prevalent amount of back injuries seen in strength sports like CrossFit, powerlifting, and weightlifting should be enough to get you to start thinking about strength, mobility and stability of …
What would you accomplish if motivation was unlimited? Would you start that business you’ve always dreamed of? Finally slimmed down and added a few pounds of muscle to your frame? Or perhaps you would finally quit your job to travel the world for a few months. Whatever it is, motivation plays a huge role in what we achieve and don’t …
As a culture, we’ve gotten really, really good at sharing every thought that crosses our brains no matter how insignificant. If you’ve checked social media lately, we are literally screaming at the top of our digital lungs about the shape of our eyebrows, the food we ate or about the election (still!). We all do it, but the downside to …
When was the last time you spiced things up in the weight room? Lifting big, heavy weights sure is nice for the badonkadonk, but after a while, it gets a little stale. Once your workouts get dry and boring like a Cesar Salad without the dressing, you can say bu-bye to motivation and fitness gains. Enter….the Landmine. The Landmine is an excellent …
“Should I train like an athlete if I don’t compete in anything?” Last week, a dear friend asked me this question. She’s your typical San Diegan: Corporate job, loves craft brews, super active, and total hipster. She enjoys the gym life but not as much as her outdoor active life. Let’s face it, this responsible-adult-hippie lifestyle is a lot of work …
Some fitness pros prefer to call weaknesses in our kinetic chain as “weak links.” I prefer to call them “energy leaks” which occur through deficiencies in movement quality, tissue quality, structural integrity or programming, not just muscles. Energy leaks tend to evolve. At best, such leaks hold us back from optimal movement and performance. At worse, they create more energy leaks that lead …
Recently on Twitter the President threw a temper tantrum my good friend Tony Gentilcore commented that “easy lifting” is oftentimes the best kind of lifting there is for creating change. Easy" lifting is oftentimes GREAT strength training. Quit it with the (excessive) sets to failure and forced reps. Not missing reps matters — Tony Gentilcore (@tonygentilcore1) March 12, 2017 Clients that …
